Francis Harris chats to XLR8R about new LP 'Trivial Occupations'

Francis Harris has been making emotionally charged atmospheric soundscapes for the best part of six years. Within this period, he’s released two exceptional solo long-players—2012’s Leland and 2014’s Minutes of Sleep (both of which were required a repress due to high demand)—and one 12”, Minor Forms, plus some collaborative material. On October 19, Harris will return with Trivial Occupations, a third LP under his own name, and one that sees him embark on an “altogether more personal journey” than all his work before. Recorded over a four-year spell in Brooklyn, New York, Harris describes the process as both “challenging” and “liberating.”